Battery Downes
Battery Downes is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Tyler Peak stands 1,933 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Battery Calwell, a historic site 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 19 VIC PORT HADLOCK TO VIC FORT FLAGLER STATE PARK passes 1.1 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1905
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the JCT SR 19 VIC PORT HADLOCK TO VIC FORT FLAGLER STATE PARK
- 1.8 mi off the PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE
- 2.8 mi off the JCT SR 101 TO KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE VIC PORT TOWNSEND
- 4.2 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Ralph E. White Memorial Obsercation Deck · 23 mi
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 24 mi
- South Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- John Pope Marine Park: 2.6 mi
- Adams Street Park: 2.7 mi
- Memorial Field: 2.7 mi
- Rothschild House State Park: 2.8 mi
- Chetzemoka Park: 2.9 mi
- Salish Sea Circle: 2.6 mi
- Wings Mural: 2.7 mi
- Whale Wheel: 8.3 mi
- Dolmen: 11.0 mi
- Labyrinth: 11.1 mi
- Morgan Hill: 3.3 mi
- Jorgenson Hill: 4.6 mi
- Scenic Heights: 11.0 mi
- Big Skidder Hill: 14.6 mi
- Little Skidder Hill: 15.8 mi
- Battery Calwell: 0.2 mi
- Battery Revere: 0.2 mi
- Battery Wilhelm: 0.3 mi
- Battery Grattan: 0.4 mi
- Battery Lee: 0.4 mi
- Memory's Vault: 3.9 mi
- Ancient Cedar: 5.7 mi
- Alexander Blockhouse: 8.3 mi
- Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm: 12.5 mi
- 7 Cedars Casino: 15.3 mi
- Fort Flagler State Park: 0.2 mi
- Smuggler's Cove: 5.0 mi
- South Whidbey State Park: 5.8 mi
- Trillium Community Forest: 6.9 mi
- Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary: 7.1 mi
- Fort Flagler Museum: 0.5 mi
- Jefferson County Museum: 2.6 mi
- Bell Tower: 2.8 mi
- Coast Artillery Museum: 3.8 mi
- Port Townsend Aero Museum: 5.8 mi
- North Beach: 4.7 mi
- Portage Beach: 5.0 mi
- Glass Beach: 5.1 mi
- Double Bluff Beach: 12.0 mi
- Double Bluff County Park: 12.1 mi
- Pratts Bluff: 6.6 mi
- North Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Blowers Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Double Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Foulweather Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Rhododendron Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Master Gardener Park: 3.8 mi
- Educational Gardens: 5.9 mi
- Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens: 6.5 mi
- Meerkerk Gardens: 6.6 mi
- Point Wilson Lighthouse: 3.8 mi
- Admiralty Head Lighthouse: 4.2 mi
- Oil House: 15.4 mi
- Office: 15.4 mi
- Point No Point Lighthouse: 15.4 mi
- McGees: 7.8 mi
- Skagit City: 24.9 mi
- Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Ludlow Falls: 12.7 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battery Downes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Peak | WSW 237° | 1,933 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Townsend | SW 226° | 1,914.1 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Townsend-North Peak | SW 227° | 1,893 m | 23.0 mi |
| Welch Peaks | SW 224° | 1,862.3 m | 24.0 mi |
| Silver Lake Peak | SW 223° | 1,837.9 m | 24.8 mi |
| Welch Peaks | SW 224° | 1,832 m | 24.4 mi |
| Maynard Peak | WSW 239° | 1,547 m | 23.1 mi |
| Dirty Face Ridge | SW 230° | 1,524 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:26 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:26 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 52 | 46 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Townsend, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/837428523
Day trips start here
- Port Townsend · 4 mi
- Greenbank · 6 mi
- Whidbey Island · 6 mi
- Coupeville · 8 mi
- Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve · 8 mi
- Freeland · 10 mi
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